📣✨ The moment we've ALL been waiting for… drumroll please…
🎉 THE YEARBOOKS ARE HERE!!! 🎉
All pre-orders will be delivered to 1st period on Thursday—get ready to relive all the memories! 💫📸
Didn’t pre-order? No worries! Yearbooks will go on sale for everyone else starting at lunch on Thursday. 🛍️
📍 Find Ms. Knight in Room 402
🕗 Sales only happen BEFORE school and at lunch
✅ If you're buying during lunch, make sure you get permission from a lunch duty staff member!
These beauties won’t last long—snag yours before they’re gone! 💕📘✨
📚 Important Testing Dates for May! 📝
Parents, please take note of the upcoming testing schedule to help your students be prepared and well-rested:
🗓️ May 1 – 8th Grade Civics EOC
🗓️ May 5 – 6th Grade ELA
🗓️ May 6 – 6th Grade Math
🗓️ May 7 – 8th Grade Science EOC
🗓️ May 8 – 7th Grade ELA
🗓️ May 9 – 7th Grade Math
🗓️ May 12 – 8th Grade ELA
🗓️ May 13 – 8th Grade Math
✅ Please ensure your child gets a good night’s sleep, eats a healthy breakfast, and arrives to school on time. We’re proud of all their hard work this year—let’s finish strong! 💪✨
📸 More Cracked Codes & Bright Smiles! 🌈🐣
We couldn’t resist sharing a few egg-stra photos from Mrs. Rosenberg’s review egg hunt! 🥚✨ Our 6th-graders were all in—searching high and low, working in teams, and solving review questions like pros. 💡👊
Way to go, Wildcats—you’re hatching success one egg at a time! 🐾🌟
🐣✨ Egg-stra Special Exam Prep! 🧠💡
Today’s review session just got a whole lot sweeter! Mrs. Rosenberg's 6th-graders hid review questions in colorful Easter eggs all around the classroom—and our students are cracking the code to success! 🥚📚💥
Nothing like a little egg hunt to make studying fun—because who says learning can’t be an adventure? 🐰🌷
Today, our amazing teachers were treated to a traveling snack cart making its way across campus, delivering smiles, snacks, and a whole lot of gratitude! 💙
A huge THANK YOU to our Activities Committee and Administration Team for organizing this thoughtful gesture. Your support helps remind our educators just how valued and appreciated they truly are.
To our teachers: your hard work, dedication, and heart make this campus a better place every day. THANK YOU for all you do! 🍿🍪
📣 HJH Parents — We Need Your Feedback! 📝
It's that time again! We’re asking all parents to complete the annual Title I Parent Involvement Survey for HJH. Your input is incredibly valuable and helps us improve our school and programs for our students.
🗓 Please complete the survey by April 30th.
📲 Complete on using the following link: https://forms.gle/VFrE74s1JSmZRFnB8
📄 Hard copies will also be sent home with students on Monday.
Thank you for being such an important part of our school community! 💙
🎨🍔 Food for Thought... and Art! 🍕🧃
Our students just wrapped up an incredible group project where creativity met sustainability! 💡♻️ Using recycled materials, they built large-scale food sculptures that are at least three feet tall or wide—yes, you read that right!
Each piece had to include papier-mâché and showcase top-notch craftsmanship, and let us tell you... the results are mouthwatering good! 😍🍩🍇
🍿 Now it’s time to celebrate their hard work! For each class period, teachers selected their favorite design—and here are the winning teams! 🏆✨
A big thank you to South Florida State College and Big Brothers Big Sisters for hosting an amazing Strive to Success Event at Hardee Junior High School! 🎉 It was a fantastic afternoon filled with games, snacks, and prizes, all in an effort to help students explore the local opportunities available at college. Your commitment to inspiring and empowering the next generation is truly appreciated! 🙌
🎉 The Activities Committee is excited to celebrate and recognize the amazing staff and students of HJH! 🏅
✨ Student of the Month Awards! ✨
Let's give a huge round of applause to our incredible 6th, 7th, and 8th graders for being named April Students of the Month:
🌟 6th Grade: Brettley Vansickle
🌟 7th Grade: Harmony Smith
🌟 8th Grade: Jaela Williams
👏 Be sure to congratulate these outstanding students when you see them around campus! 🌟
🏆 Staff & Teacher of the Month 🏆
A huge congratulations to our April Staff Member of the Month, Bella Gomez, one of our incredible support staff members, and our April Teacher of the Month, Coach Amy Bryan, an outstanding PE teacher! 👏
Let's continue to celebrate the hard work and dedication of our HJH family!
🎉🎉 Huge congratulations to the amazing girls who made the HJH cheer team for the 2025-2026 school year! 🎉🎉
Your hard work, dedication, and passion have paid off, and we couldn’t be more proud of each one of you! Get ready for an exciting year filled with teamwork, spirit, and unforgettable moments. We can’t wait to see all the incredible things you’ll accomplish on and off the mat. 💪💙
Our students recently showcased their culinary creativity in a fun and delicious project! 🍴 Each group was tasked with creating a dish that would impress both taste buds and presentation.
The winners are in:
🥇 1st Place: Strawberry Shortcake
🥈 2nd Place: Zest Fest
🥉 3rd Place: Reesy Cookie
The competition was fierce, with 3rd period’s Zest Fest bringing bold flavors and 4th period’s Strawberry Shortcake winning over the judges with its classic sweetness. Congrats to all the students for their hard work and innovation in the kitchen!
🌱🚜 6th Grade Agriculture Class in Action! 🌻🐔
Our hardworking students rolled up their sleeves yesterday! They tackled a variety of tasks:
✨ Cleaning out the garden 🌻 Planting sunflower seeds 🐔 Tidying up the chicken coop 🌶️ Planting peppers both the conventional and hydroponic way!
Springtime is officially on its way, and we're excited for everything to bloom! 🌼
📚✨ Attention Students and Parents! ✨📚
The upcoming BEST Writing Assessment is just around the corner! 📝
Get plenty of rest and bring your best to the test. You've got this! 💪
HJH cordially invites you to Woody’s BBQ on March 20th from 4:00 – 9:00 PM to support their STEM program! Enjoy a great meal while supporting a great cause—dine in, drive through, or take out!
Many STEM students will be assisting at the event, and Percy the Pig 🐷 will be there for fun photo opportunities!
They are incredibly grateful to Woody’s BBQ for organizing this event in support of the STEM program and appreciate any support you can provide
The Student Business Fair is fast approaching! Support young, local entrepreneurs on Saturday, March 22nd, from 9:00 AM to Noon at Heritage Park.
Shop for handcrafted, homegrown, or uniquely made products from Hardee County Students!
🎶🎉 A huge congratulations to our talented HJH band students on their outstanding performances at MPA the Friday before spring break! 🎉🎶
👏 The Intermediate Band earned: ✨ Superior, Excellent, Excellent ratings on stage ✨ Superior rating in sight-reading 🎉 Overall rating: EXCELLENT!
👏 The Advanced Band earned: ✨ Superior, Superior, Excellent ratings on stage ✨ Superior rating in sight-reading 🎉 Overall rating: SUPERIOR!
This marks the 9th consecutive year one of our bands has earned a Superior rating—what an amazing achievement! 🏅
A special thank you to our HJH admin, faculty, and staff for your unwavering support of our band program. We couldn’t do it without you! 💙
🌟 What an incredible day for Mrs. Eures’ Annex students! 🌟 Today, they proudly participated in the 2025 Special Olympics Florida Law Enforcement Torch Run. The students walked down Main Street Wauchula, making their way to Heritage Park, showing their strength, spirit, and teamwork. 💪
After the walk, everyone gathered for a well-deserved lunch, and each participant received a medal from Sheriff Vent Crawford as a symbol of their hard work and dedication. 🏅
A huge congratulations to all the students for their amazing efforts today! You are all champions! 🙌💙
🎨🐟 Our students have been diving deep into the world of creativity! Using their knowledge of patterns, they applied their skills to create stunning paper mache fish sculptures. 🐠💡 They researched different fish species, learning about their unique shapes and colors, then brought them to life using recycled materials! 🌊
🎉 March’s Outstanding Achievers! 🎉
Let’s give a huge round of applause to our incredible Teacher, Students, and Staff Member of the Month! 👏👏
🏆 Teacher of the Month: Kevin Harless– For inspiring and motivating our students to reach new heights with creativity and passion. Your dedication to education is truly making a difference! 🍎✨
🏆 Student of the Month: 6th Grade - Jesus Zuniga is incredibly kind, thoughtful, and
courteous to everyone He is a quiet and observant student who likes to be in the background, but his huge heart makes him SHINE!!
7th Grade - Raymond Combs is such a kind and considerate student. His thoughtfulness and respect for others create a warm and welcoming environment for everyone. Keep shining!🌟
8th Grade - Jaiden Lazarre 's teachers say, “If you ever see Jaiden in the hallways you will understand why he deserves to be a student of the month. His smile is infectious!”🎓
🏆 Staff Member of the Month: Ricardo Zuniga – Thank you for going above and beyond in making our school a better place every day. Your support, care, and hard work never go unnoticed! 🙌💼
We are so proud of all of you for your commitment and excellence. Keep shining bright! 💫👏
🌟 Join us in spreading awareness for the cancer impacting our community! 🌟
Get your blue bracelet on Monday for just $1 and wear it all week to show your support for those bravely battling cancer. 💙
And this Friday, let's flood the campus with love and solidarity—wear blue and help us raise awareness together!
#SupportTheBrave #WearBlue #FightCancer #CommunitySupport 💙
